La prévention du VIH chez les personnes sourdes au Burundi : état des lieux et perspectives

Abstract

This article presents the various aspects of HIV/AIDS care for deaf people in Burundi to assess social inequalities in health especially the access to preventive care. Our work is particularly focused on identifying the factors that hinder the access of deaf people to HIV/AIDS care in developing countries such as Burundi. The study is based on a literature review and a qualitative study with stakeholders and beneficiaries. The literature review was conducted on reports or other official documents that were made by various stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS. A qualitative approach was made of interviews with deaf people and different implied actors in the fight against AIDS. The informations on HIV/AIDS prevention and education is not readily available to the deaf people. They must depend on a third person to access HIV/AIDS prevention and education campaigns. Faced with communication difficulties, deaf people go to health professionals with support from a member of the family, which raises questions of ethics and respect for privacy. They face unequal access to HIV/AIDS prevention and education and then fall into the category of precarious populations. This work opens new avenues for research on the state of access to health care in general and the prevention of HIV/AIDS among deaf people in particular.